Is It Dangerous?: A Guide to Safe Encounters with Southwestern Wildlife

Do you feel safe in the woods? At the beach? In your backyard? In your home? In clear and precise language, this meticulously researched reference describes which creatures and plants can cause you harm--and when, why and how to avoid them. Most valuable of all, you'll understand what medical risks they present and how best to respond to a hostile encounter. Bees, bears, sharks, snakes, spiders, mosquitoes, lizards, lice, poison ivy, ticks, fleas, elk, alligators, and more--if they're where you live, they're in this publication. A finely illustrated field guide, a natural history narrative, and an outdoor emergency medical manual rolled into one, Is It Dangerous provides regular doses of humor along with the serious advice. After all, part of dealing with potentially dangerous wildlife is getting over our instinctive fears, relaxing while remaining alert, and ultimately better understanding our natural world. Armed with this guide, you'll enjoy the informed confidence of someone who knows exactly what goes bump in the night, what it wants, and how fast it can run. Cacti . . . rattlesnakes . . . Gila monsters. The southwestern states are striking, but how threatening are they? Is It Dangerous? A Guide to Safe Encounters with Southwestern Wildlife is the safest and surest way for everyone to know what's out there and what to do about it.F. Lynne Bachleda is the author of 'Is It Dangerous?: A Guide to Safe Encounters with Southwestern Wildlife' with ISBN 9780897325974 and ISBN 0897325974.